General
A food ceremony done on Tu B'Shevat
What is the Seder / eating fruit connected with Israel?
When Rabbi Isaac Luria first developed a Tu B'Shevat Kabbalistic Seder in Tzefat
What is the 1500s?
Tree.
What is (etz) עץ?
Shivat HaMinim are 5 fruits and these 2 grains?
What are wheat and barley?
This fruit beverage receives a different blessing than all other beverages.
What is wine?
יער (ya'ar)
What is forest?
2,000 years ago, Tu B'Shevat marked the beginning of the year for this.
What is first fruit offerings / tithing?
Honey from this fruit is often used as a sweetener in Israel
What is the date?
Many Israelis do this on Tu B'Shevat.
What is plant trees?
This is when we say the Shechianu prayer
What is eating a fruit that we haven't yet eaten this year?
Pomegranate.
What is (rimon) רימון?
One interpretation of why Tu B'Shevat is a new year.
What is because it marks the blooming of trees and start of spring?
A pizza topping that is one of Shivat HaMinim.
What are olives?
Tu B'Shevat marked the laying of the cornerstones at this famous Israeli political institution
What is the Knesset?
Olives.
What are (zeitim) זיתים?
Shabbat Shirah happens around Tu B'Shevat when we read the Torah portion about this Exodus event.
What is when the Israelites crossed the Red Sea?
What are dates, figs, pomegranates, grapes, olives?
This is the first food eaten at the Seder.
What is food made of wheat?
Grapes.
What are (anavim) ענבים?